Materials

Dimensions

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

'MOUNTAIN BOTHIES ASSOCIATION - RHUM - PROJECT 1970

Colour

blue

Maker

CROSSFELL

Object Production Place

UK

Object Production Date

c.1970

Provenance

Irvine Butterfield was a hillwalker, photographer, author, conservationist and friend of The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection. He donated lots of nice things in his will when he passed away in May 2009 - this jacket was one of them - thanks Irvine.He used this jacket when renovating the bothy 'Dibidil' on the island of Rhum - we're sure he used it elsewhere too! He produced a wee book about the project which we have in the collection. 40 years later (2010) the bothy is still maintained by the Mountain Bothies Association and has been enjoyed by thousands of outdoor folk since its resurrection by Irvine and his volunteers in 1970.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Irvine Butterfield

Acquisition Date

26/11/2007

Reference

Irvine Butterfield is a well known mountain photographer who produced a classic book 'The High Mountains of Britain and Northern Ireland' He was also President of the Munro Society and has papers lodged in the JHK Bell Library in Perth-UK